September 2013

A costly game of cat and mouse unfolds nightly along the banks of the
Rio Grande in South Texas. The number of immigrants crossing illegally
there has doubled in the last four years, making it the busiest section
along the Southwest border.

Arizona’s Congress members have mixed reactions to President Obama’s call for military strikes in Syria. Flagstaff Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick said her office has been overwhelmed with phone calls and emails from constituents about the issue, but she is not ready to make a commitment.

The house was built in 1929 as a resort. After
years of restoration, the castle that sits on a hill in the middle of Phoenix has become a
visitors' destination, Tovrea Castle.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The path leading up to the front of the castle.

Phoenix
police said they are treating the death of an aspiring teenage boxer as a
homicide, after his parents found him dead in his home Tuesday. Sergeant Trent
Crump said 17-year-old Alexis Urbina-Ochoa was home from school Tuesday morning
and last seen alive at 10:30 a.

Border Patrol said the Office of Air and Marine rescued an undocumented
immigrant who fell and injured himself while hiking in the mountains southwest
of Tucson. Border Patrol spokesman
Victor Brabble said a helicopter was deployed to lower a paramedic into the
rugged area to help the man with a head injury and broken pelvis.

Arizonans continue to pay less to fill up their gas tanks.
AAA said the statewide average price of a gallon of unleaded was $3.39 Friday, and
spokeswoman Michell Donatti said that is considerably less than elsewhere in the
country.

A town hall on Thursday with Arizona Sen. John McCain
became contentious, as many in attendance made it clear where they stand on a
military strike against Syria.“You don’t respect our view,” one attendee said.

A coalition of environmental groups is launching a fundraising drive for Saturday.&nbsp; They will be trying to restore part of the overtaxed Colorado River that has become more desert than delta. Conservationists from Mexico and the U.

This fall, the state’s utility regulators will decide whether to take up an issue that could change how you get your electricity. The Arizona Corporation Commission has asked for comment on what it is calling retail competition.

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